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**** JSB UPDATED DATABASE: ADDING EXECUTIVE NOMINATION POSITIONS COVERED IN OSTRANDER DATABASE FROM MAY 2012 THROUGH DECEMBER 2020 AND UPDATING ALL OTHER DATA [SUMMER/FALL 2023]: /// 
*** ADDITIONAL VARIABLES ADDED IN MARCH 2024 IN RESPSONSE TO LSQ REFEREE REPORTS ****


**** "EXECUTIVE DEFERENCE OR LEGISLATIVE CONSTRAINT? COMMITTEE FOUNDATIONS OF CONFIRMATION DELAY FOR U.S. EXECUTIVE BRANCH APPOINTMENTS" [KRAUSE & BYERS] ****

 

   
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**** APPENDIX H: COMPARISON OF MODEL FIT AND MAIN EFFECTS REGARDING ADDITIVE COVARIATES RELATING TO PSCD HYPOTHESIS ****


****             (1) TABLE H1:  ADDITIVE MODEL SPECIFICATIONS: MODELS 1a & 2a; MODELS H1a & H1b; MODELS 3a & 4a; MODELS H1c & H1d                       ****


****             (2) TABLE H2:  COX SEMIPARAMETRIC MODELS: MODELS 1b & 2b; [H2a] |RANKING COMMITTEE MEMBER - PRESIDENT|;  [H2b] |MOST DISTANT/DISTAL COMMITTEE MEMBER - PRESIDENT|    **** 
****                                                                       [H2c] |MINORITY PARTY COMMITTEE MEDIAN - PRESIDENT|; [H2d] |MAJORITY PARTY COMMITTEE MEDIAN - PRESIDENT| 


****             (3) TABLE H3:  WEIBULL PARAMETRIC MODELS: MODELS 3b & 4b; [H3b] |RANKING COMMITTEE MEMBER - PRESIDENT|;  [H2b] |MOST DISTANT/DISTAL COMMITTEE MEMBER - PRESIDENT|    **** 
****                                                                       [H2c] |MINORITY PARTY COMMITTEE MEDIAN - PRESIDENT|; [H2d] |MAJORITY PARTY COMMITTEE MEDIAN - PRESIDENT|          ****   
             


   
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 ** EVALUATING SELECTIVE VETTING HYPOTHESIS [BASED RESPECTIVELY ON COMMITTEE MEDIAN, COMMITTEE CHAIR, & DIVIDED SENATE & PRESIDENTIAL CONTROL POLICY CONFLICT] **
 
 
 
 * MODELS 1 & 2: COX SEMIPARAMETRIC MODEL [SENATE COMMITTEE CONFIRMATION DELAY [LEGVET2/LEGVET2PLUS1]: |PRESIDENT - SENATE COMMITEEE MEDIAN| X SENDIVIDE [DIVIDED PARTISAN CONTROL OF BRANCHES] *

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 * MODELS 3 & 4: WEIBULL PARAMETRIC MODEL [SENATE COMMITTEE CONFIRMATION DELAY [LEGVET2/LEGVET2PLUS1]: |PRESIDENT - SENATE COMMITEEE CHAIR| X SENDIVIDE [DIVIDED PARTISAN CONTROL OF BRANCHES] *
 
 
 
 
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*** DEPENDENT VARIABLE:         legvet2 / legvetdur2plus1 = legvet2+1 [ENSURE NONZERO VALUES FOR DURATION OUTCOME VARIABLE]


*** PRIMARY COVARIATES/MODELS:  MODELS 1/3:  committee_pres1  sendivide  committee_pres1 * sendivide                               
                 
***                             MODELS 2/4:  chair_pres1  sendivide   chair_pres1 * sendivide 



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*** COMMITTEE CONTROL COVARIATES:       experience_median  / chair_experience_1; ///
***										ln_combills_workload; committeestaffsize [# Committee Staff]   
    
*** OSTRANDER CONTROL COVARIATES:       sendivide  polarization pres_app_m first90 preselection lameduck workload [Executive Civilian Nominations: Senate] 
***										female priorconfirm _Itier_2 _Itier_3 _Itier_4 defense infrastructure social


*** ADDITIONAL CONTROL COVARIATES:      pressenfloorabsdist [-] [|Senate Floor Median - President|]; kv_workload (# civilian executive nominations made in a given year/session)	
***										denied [-] [nominee previously denied in same Congress]; fvra [+] [= 1 if subject to FVRA 1998, = 0 otherwise]; 
***										firstrecess[-] [= 1 is nominated in July or August affected by August Recess, = 0 otherwise]; 
*** 									secondrecess [-] [= 1 is nominated in November or December affected by December Recess, = 0 otherwise]; major policy agency binary indicator [-];                      
***                                     committee-level & pressidential administration unit/fixed effects.
                                        
                                
							                       
 
	      
	   

  
 * OPEN UPDATED "CONFIRMATION DELAY & SENATE COMMITTEES PROJECT" MANUSCRIPT DATABASE [12-23-2024] *
 
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****             (1) TABLE H1:  ADDITIVE MODEL SPECIFICATIONS: MODELS 1a & 2a; MODELS H1a & H2a; MODELS 3a & 4b; MODELS H3a & H4a                       ****






** SET UP DATA TO BE READ IN DURATION/SURVIVAL TIME FORM & CREATE REQUISITE INTERACTION VARIABLES TO BE USED IN EVALUATING SELECTIVE VETTING HYPOTHESIS **

stset legvetdur2plus1, failure(confirmbinary)

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* SENATE COMMITTEE MEDIAN PREFERENCE DISTANCE & UNIFIED/DIVIDED PARTISAN CONTROL OF SENATE & PRESIDENCY  *


* REPORTED MODEL EVALUATING PSCD HYPOTHESIS [MODEL 1a: COX SEMIPARAMETRIC MODEL] *

quietly stcox   c.committee_pres1##i.sendivide   pressenfloorabsdist   experience_median  committeestaffsize ln_combills_workload   pres_app_m first90 preselection lameduck    kv_workload  polarization  workload  female priorconfirm denied  x_itier_2 x_itier_3 x_itier_4 defense infrastructure social fvra firstrecess secondrecess policy_majagency  i.kbcom_1  i.presrev,  vce(cluster kbcom_1)
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estat ic

estimates store model1a
estout model1a, cells(b(star fmt(3)) se(par fmt(3))) eform



* ALTERNATIVE MODEL PREDICATED ON UNCONDITIONAL/ADDITIVE COMMITTEE-PRESIDENT ABSOLUTE DISTANCE AND DIVIDED PARTISAN CONTROL OF SENATE AND PRESIDENCY EFFECTS [MODEL H1a: COX SEMIPARAMETRIC MODEL] *

stcox  committee_pres1  sendivide   pressenfloorabsdist   experience_median  committeestaffsize ln_combills_workload   pres_app_m first90 preselection lameduck    kv_workload  polarization  workload  female priorconfirm denied  x_itier_2 x_itier_3 x_itier_4 defense infrastructure social fvra firstrecess secondrecess policy_majagency  i.kbcom_1  i.presrev,  vce(cluster kbcom_1)
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* SENATE COMMITTEE CHAIR PREFERENCE DISTANCE & UNIFIED/DIVIDED PARTISAN CONTROL OF SENATE & PRESIDENCY [MODEL 2a: COX SEMIPARAMETRIC MODEL] *


* REPORTED MODEL EVALUATING PSCD HYPOTHESIS *

quietly stcox  c.chair_pres1##i.sendivide   pressenfloorabsdist  chair_experience_1  committeestaffsize ln_combills_workload   pres_app_m first90 preselection lameduck    kv_workload  polarization  workload      female priorconfirm denied  x_itier_2 x_itier_3 x_itier_4 defense infrastructure social fvra firstrecess secondrecess policy_majagency  i.kbcom_1  i.presrev,  vce(cluster kbcom_1)
*
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estimates store model2a
estout model2a, cells(b(star fmt(3)) se(par fmt(3))) eform



* ALTERNATIVE MODEL PREDICATED ON UNCONDITIONAL/ADDITIVE COMMITTEE-PRESIDENT ABSOLUTE DISTANCE AND DIVIDED PARTISAN CONTROL OF SENATE AND PRESIDENCY EFFECTS [MODEL H1b: COX SEMIPARAMETRIC MODEL] *

stcox  chair_pres1 sendivide  pressenfloorabsdist  chair_experience_1  committeestaffsize ln_combills_workload   pres_app_m first90 preselection lameduck    kv_workload  polarization  workload      female priorconfirm denied  x_itier_2 x_itier_3 x_itier_4 defense infrastructure social fvra firstrecess secondrecess policy_majagency  i.kbcom_1  i.presrev,  vce(cluster kbcom_1)
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estimates store modelH1b
estout modelH1b, cells(b(star fmt(3)) se(par fmt(3))) eform



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* SENATE COMMITTEE MEDIAN PREFERENCE DISTANCE & UNIFIED/DIVIDED PARTISAN CONTROL OF SENATE & PRESIDENCY [MODEL 3a: WEIBULL PARAMETRIC MODEL] *


* REPORTED MODEL EVALUATING PSCD HYPOTHESIS *

quietly streg   c.committee_pres1##i.sendivide   pressenfloorabsdist   experience_median  committeestaffsize ln_combills_workload   pres_app_m first90 preselection lameduck    kv_workload  polarization  workload  female priorconfirm denied  x_itier_2 x_itier_3 x_itier_4 defense infrastructure social fvra firstrecess secondrecess policy_majagency  i.kbcom_1  i.presrev,  distribution(weibull) vce(cluster kbcom_1)
*
estat ic

estimates store model3a
estout model3a, cells(b(star fmt(3)) se(par fmt(3))) eform




* ALTERNATIVE MODEL PREDICATED ON UNCONDITIONAL/ADDITIVE COMMITTEE-PRESIDENT ABSOLUTE DISTANCE AND DIVIDED PARTIDAN CONTROL OF SENATE AND PRESIDENCY EFFECTS [MODEL H1c: WEIBULL PARAMETRIC MODEL] *

streg  committee_pres1  sendivide   pressenfloorabsdist   experience_median  committeestaffsize ln_combills_workload   pres_app_m first90 preselection lameduck    kv_workload  polarization  workload  female priorconfirm denied  x_itier_2 x_itier_3 x_itier_4 defense infrastructure social fvra firstrecess secondrecess policy_majagency  i.kbcom_1  i.presrev, distribution(weibull)  vce(cluster kbcom_1)
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estimates store modelH1c
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* SENATE COMMITTEE CHAIR PREFERENCE DISTANCE & UNIFIED/DIVIDED PARTISAN CONTROL OF SENATE & PRESIDENCY [MODEL 4a: WEIBULL PARAMETRIC MODEL] *


* REPORTED MODEL EVALUATING PSCD HYPOTHESIS *

quietly streg  c.chair_pres1##i.sendivide   pressenfloorabsdist  chair_experience_1  committeestaffsize ln_combills_workload   pres_app_m first90 preselection lameduck    kv_workload  polarization  workload      female priorconfirm denied  x_itier_2 x_itier_3 x_itier_4 defense infrastructure social fvra firstrecess secondrecess policy_majagency  i.kbcom_1  i.presrev, distribution(weibull)  vce(cluster kbcom_1)
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estat ic

estimates store model4a
estout model4a, cells(b(star fmt(3)) se(par fmt(3))) eform



* ALTERNATIVE MODEL PREDICATED ON UNCONDITIONAL/ADDITIVE COMMITTEE-PRESIDENT ABSOLUTE DISTANCE AND DIVIDED PARTIDAN CONTROL OF SENATE AND PRESIDENCY EFFECTS [MODEL H1d: WEIBULL PARAMETRIC MODEL] *

streg  chair_pres1 sendivide   pressenfloorabsdist  chair_experience_1  committeestaffsize ln_combills_workload   pres_app_m first90 preselection lameduck    kv_workload  polarization  workload      female priorconfirm denied  x_itier_2 x_itier_3 x_itier_4 defense infrastructure social fvra firstrecess secondrecess policy_majagency  i.kbcom_1  i.presrev, distribution(weibull)  vce(cluster kbcom_1)
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estat ic

estimates store modelH1d
estout modelH1d, cells(b(star fmt(3)) se(par fmt(3))) eform




*** CREATE TABLE H1 BASED ON MODELS 1a/H1a & MODELS 2a/H2a & MODELS 3a/H3a & MODELS 4a/H4a ***






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correlate committee_pres1 chair_pres1 absdiffrankingmember absdiffdistalmember absdiffminmedian absdiffmajmedian




****             (2) TABLE H2:  COX SEMIPARAMETRIC MODELS: MODELS 1b & 2b; [H2a] |RANKING COMMITTEE MEMBER - PRESIDENT|;  [H2b] |MOST DISTANT/DISTAL COMMITTEE MEMBER - PRESIDENT|    **** 
****                                                                       [H2c] |MINORITY PARTY COMMITTEE MEDIAN - PRESIDENT|; [H2d] |MAJORITY PARTY COMMITTEE MEDIAN - PRESIDENT|   ****




** SET UP DATA TO BE READ IN DURATION/SURVIVAL TIME FORM & CREATE REQUISITE INTERACTION VARIABLES TO BE USED IN EVALUATING SELECTIVE VETTING HYPOTHESIS **

stset legvetdur2plus1, failure(confirmbinary)

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* SENATE COMMITTEE MEDIAN PREFERENCE DISTANCE & UNIFIED/DIVIDED PARTISAN CONTROL OF SENATE & PRESIDENCY [MODEL 1b: COX SEMIPARAMETRIC MODEL] *

stcox  c.committee_pres1##i.sendivide   pressenfloorabsdist   experience_median  committeestaffsize ln_combills_workload   pres_app_m first90 preselection lameduck    kv_workload  polarization  workload  female priorconfirm denied  x_itier_2 x_itier_3 x_itier_4 defense infrastructure social fvra firstrecess secondrecess policy_majagency  i.kbcom_1  i.presrev,  vce(cluster kbcom_1)
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* SENATE COMMITTEE CHAIR PREFERENCE DISTANCE & UNIFIED/DIVIDED PARTISAN CONTROL OF SENATE & PRESIDENCY [MODEL 2b: COX SEMIPARAMETRIC MODEL] *

stcox  c.chair_pres1##i.sendivide   pressenfloorabsdist  chair_experience_1  committeestaffsize ln_combills_workload   pres_app_m first90 preselection lameduck    kv_workload  polarization  workload  female priorconfirm denied  x_itier_2 x_itier_3 x_itier_4 defense infrastructure social fvra firstrecess secondrecess policy_majagency  i.kbcom_1  i.presrev,  vce(cluster kbcom_1)
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* RANKING COMMITTEE MEMBER PREFERENCE DISTANCE & UNIFIED/DIVIDED PARTISAN CONTROL OF SENATE & PRESIDENCY [MODEL H2a: COX SEMIPARAMETRIC MODEL] *

stcox  c.absdiffrankingmember##i.sendivide   pressenfloorabsdist   experience_median  committeestaffsize ln_combills_workload   pres_app_m first90 preselection lameduck    kv_workload  polarization  workload  female priorconfirm denied  x_itier_2 x_itier_3 x_itier_4 defense infrastructure social fvra firstrecess secondrecess policy_majagency  i.kbcom_1  i.presrev,  vce(cluster kbcom_1)
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* MOST DISTANT/DISTAL RANKING COMMITTEE MEMBER PREFERENCE DISTANCE & UNIFIED/DIVIDED PARTISAN CONTROL OF SENATE & PRESIDENCY [MODEL H2b: COX SEMIPARAMETRIC MODEL] *

stcox  c.absdiffdistalmember##i.sendivide   pressenfloorabsdist   experience_median  committeestaffsize ln_combills_workload   pres_app_m first90 preselection lameduck    kv_workload  polarization  workload  female priorconfirm denied  x_itier_2 x_itier_3 x_itier_4 defense infrastructure social fvra firstrecess secondrecess policy_majagency  i.kbcom_1  i.presrev,  vce(cluster kbcom_1)
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* MINORITY PARTY COMMITTEE MEDIAN PREFERENCE DISTANCE & UNIFIED/DIVIDED PARTISAN CONTROL OF SENATE & PRESIDENCY [MODEL H2c: COX SEMIPARAMETRIC MODEL] *

stcox  c.absdiffminmedian##i.sendivide   pressenfloorabsdist   experience_median  committeestaffsize ln_combills_workload   pres_app_m first90 preselection lameduck    kv_workload  polarization  workload  female priorconfirm denied  x_itier_2 x_itier_3 x_itier_4 defense infrastructure social fvra firstrecess secondrecess policy_majagency  i.kbcom_1  i.presrev,  vce(cluster kbcom_1)
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* MINORITY PARTY COMMITTEE MEDIAN PREFERENCE DISTANCE & UNIFIED/DIVIDED PARTISAN CONTROL OF SENATE & PRESIDENCY [MODEL H2d: COX SEMIPARAMETRIC MODEL] *

stcox  c.absdiffmajmedian##i.sendivide   pressenfloorabsdist   experience_median  committeestaffsize ln_combills_workload   pres_app_m first90 preselection lameduck    kv_workload  polarization  workload  female priorconfirm denied  x_itier_2 x_itier_3 x_itier_4 defense infrastructure social fvra firstrecess secondrecess policy_majagency  i.kbcom_1  i.presrev,  vce(cluster kbcom_1)
*
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estimates store modelH2d
estout modelH2d, cells(b(star fmt(3)) se(par fmt(3))) eform


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****             (3) TABLE H3:  WEIBULL PARAMETRIC MODELS: MODELS 3b & 4b; [H3a] |RANKING COMMITTEE MEMBER - PRESIDENT|;  [H3b] |MOST DISTANT/DISTAL COMMITTEE MEMBER - PRESIDENT|    **** 
****                                                                       [H3c] |MINORITY PARTY COMMITTEE MEDIAN - PRESIDENT|; [H3d] |MAJORITY PARTY COMMITTEE MEDIAN - PRESIDENT|   ****




** SET UP DATA TO BE READ IN DURATION/SURVIVAL TIME FORM & CREATE REQUISITE INTERACTION VARIABLES TO BE USED IN EVALUATING SELECTIVE VETTING HYPOTHESIS **

stset legvetdur2plus1, failure(confirmbinary)

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* SENATE COMMITTEE MEDIAN PREFERENCE DISTANCE & UNIFIED/DIVIDED PARTISAN CONTROL OF SENATE & PRESIDENCY [MODEL 3b: WEIBULL PARAMETRIC MODEL] *

streg  c.committee_pres1##i.sendivide   pressenfloorabsdist   experience_median  committeestaffsize ln_combills_workload   pres_app_m first90 preselection lameduck    kv_workload  polarization  workload  female priorconfirm denied  x_itier_2 x_itier_3 x_itier_4 defense infrastructure social fvra firstrecess secondrecess policy_majagency  i.kbcom_1  i.presrev,  distribution(weibull) vce(cluster kbcom_1)
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*
estimates store model3b
estout model3b, cells(b(star fmt(3)) se(par fmt(3))) eform

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* SENATE COMMITTEE CHAIR PREFERENCE DISTANCE & UNIFIED/DIVIDED PARTISAN CONTROL OF SENATE & PRESIDENCY [MODEL 4b: WEIBULL PARAMETRIC MODEL] *

streg  c.chair_pres1##i.sendivide   pressenfloorabsdist  chair_experience_1  committeestaffsize ln_combills_workload   pres_app_m first90 preselection lameduck    kv_workload  polarization  workload  female priorconfirm denied  x_itier_2 x_itier_3 x_itier_4 defense infrastructure social fvra firstrecess secondrecess policy_majagency  i.kbcom_1  i.presrev, distribution(weibull)  vce(cluster kbcom_1)
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*
estimates store model4b
estout model4b, cells(b(star fmt(3)) se(par fmt(3))) eform

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* RANKING COMMITTEE MEMBER PREFERENCE DISTANCE & UNIFIED/DIVIDED PARTISAN CONTROL OF SENATE & PRESIDENCY [MODEL H3a: WEIBULL PARAMETRIC MODEL] *

streg  c.absdiffrankingmember##i.sendivide   pressenfloorabsdist   experience_median  committeestaffsize ln_combills_workload   pres_app_m first90 preselection lameduck    kv_workload  polarization  workload  female priorconfirm denied  x_itier_2 x_itier_3 x_itier_4 defense infrastructure social fvra firstrecess secondrecess policy_majagency  i.kbcom_1  i.presrev, distribution(weibull)  vce(cluster kbcom_1)
*
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estimates store modelH3a
estout modelH3a, cells(b(star fmt(3)) se(par fmt(3))) eform


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* MOST DISTANT/DISTAL RANKING COMMITTEE MEMBER PREFERENCE DISTANCE & UNIFIED/DIVIDED PARTISAN CONTROL OF SENATE & PRESIDENCY [MODEL H3b: WEIBULL PARAMETRIC MODEL] *

streg  c.absdiffdistalmember##i.sendivide   pressenfloorabsdist   experience_median  committeestaffsize ln_combills_workload   pres_app_m first90 preselection lameduck    kv_workload  polarization  workload  female priorconfirm denied  x_itier_2 x_itier_3 x_itier_4 defense infrastructure social fvra firstrecess secondrecess policy_majagency  i.kbcom_1  i.presrev,  distribution(weibull)  vce(cluster kbcom_1)
*
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estimates store modelH3b
estout modelH3b, cells(b(star fmt(3)) se(par fmt(3))) eform


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* MINORITY PARTY COMMITTEE MEDIAN PREFERENCE DISTANCE & UNIFIED/DIVIDED PARTISAN CONTROL OF SENATE & PRESIDENCY [MODEL H3c: WEIBULL PARAMETRIC MODEL] *

streg  c.absdiffminmedian##i.sendivide   pressenfloorabsdist   experience_median  committeestaffsize ln_combills_workload   pres_app_m first90 preselection lameduck    kv_workload  polarization  workload  female priorconfirm denied  x_itier_2 x_itier_3 x_itier_4 defense infrastructure social fvra firstrecess secondrecess policy_majagency  i.kbcom_1  i.presrev,  distribution(weibull)  vce(cluster kbcom_1)
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estimates store modelH3c
estout modelH3c, cells(b(star fmt(3)) se(par fmt(3))) eform


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* MINORITY PARTY COMMITTEE MEDIAN PREFERENCE DISTANCE & UNIFIED/DIVIDED PARTISAN CONTROL OF SENATE & PRESIDENCY [MODEL H3d: WEIBULL PARAMETRIC MODEL] *

streg  c.absdiffmajmedian##i.sendivide   pressenfloorabsdist   experience_median  committeestaffsize ln_combills_workload   pres_app_m first90 preselection lameduck    kv_workload  polarization  workload  female priorconfirm denied  x_itier_2 x_itier_3 x_itier_4 defense infrastructure social fvra firstrecess secondrecess policy_majagency  i.kbcom_1  i.presrev, distribution(weibull)  vce(cluster kbcom_1)
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